The Blockchain Learning Group has been organizing Hackathons and training sessions for high schools in Canada and Australia. The group has a particular interest in educating young women about the sector, and in turn, diversifying a predominantly male industry. Striking the Balance The world of blockchain is one of the most forward thinking and innovative…

Overtime, the issue of participation levels of women in blockchain industry came up. Although, it seems not everyone is completely in support of targeting the female demography for inclusion into the crypto community. But, the idea is worth considering due to the following reasons. The New Technology Shouldn’t Exclude 50% Of The World When cryptocurrency…

Paxful, the peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin marketplace, has announced new developments in its #BuiltWithBitcoin charitable initiative. The company has granted scholarships to female Afghan refugees in the U.S., and provided additional resources for the Rwandan nursery school that it helped construct. Also Read: Company Asks Israeli Authorities Permission to Pay Salaries in Bitcoin Helping Afghan Women…

BEIJING — China’s vibrant technology scene is searching for people like Shen Yue. Qualifications: Must be attractive, know how to charm socially awkward programmers and give relaxing massages. Ms. Shen is a “programmer motivator,” as they are known in China. Part psychologist, part cheerleader, the women are hired to chat up and calm stressed-out coders….

Keynotes at this year’s SXSW conference were evenly split between men and women, unlike other major tech conferences. Private conversations with attendees also revealed that men at the show are paying more attention to female entrepreneurs. Even rapper Ludacris acknowledged the change in a shout-out at the Vevo party. The most talked about topic at…